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Safety index · Denver · data through September 2026

Is Cheesman Park safe?

Cheesman Park records a high level of reported crime for Denver. Its SafeRoute safety index is 21 out of 100 — 35 points below the citywide median of 56, ranking 69th of 76 Denver neighborhoods — based on 1,511 incidents reported to the Denver Police within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 9 months to September 2026.

21/100
High risk
SafeRoute safety index for the area within 1 km of the center of Cheesman Park — higher is safer. 69th of 76 Denver neighborhoods.

DATA THROUGH SEPTEMBER 2026 · 9 MONTHS OF DATA

The 0–100 scale is calibrated to Denver — a typical Denver neighborhood sits near 56. It ranks Cheesman Park against other neighborhoods here, and cannot be read against a score in another city.

Most of what's reported here is property-related — public order alone is 18% of reports — rather than violence against strangers, though the full mix below is worth a look.

Incidents spread across the day here — roughly 19% of severity-weighted reports come in the evening (6 p.m.–midnight) and 21% overnight.

Where incidents cluster

East Colfax AvenueEast 7th Avenue Parkway neighborhood center 500 m N ↑
1 dot = 1 report · darker = more severe · rings every 250 m from the neighborhood center1,511 incidents reported within 1 km of the Cheesman Park center (500 shown) · Denver Police data through September 2026 · basemap © OpenStreetMap contributors. Reports cluster toward the north of the map — the area immediately around the neighborhood center is comparatively quiet.
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What's reported here

Public order
273 · 18%
Violent crime
155 · 10%
Vehicle crime
316 · 21%
Other theft
290 · 19%
Burglary
125 · 8%
Drugs
149 · 10%

When it happens

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Severity-weighted share of reported incidents by time of day, from police incident timestamps.

Is Denver safe at night? See which neighborhoods see the most reported crime after dark →

Walking in Cheesman Park at night?

SafeRoute scores every walking route against the same official crime data on this page — and shows how much of each route runs on lit streets. Compare the routes and share your walk. Free, no account.

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Nearby areas

Common questions

Is Cheesman Park safe at night?

High risk overall (safety index 21/100). About 41% of severity-weighted incidents in Cheesman Park are reported between 6 p.m. and 6 a.m. At night, prefer lit, busier streets — a block or two of detour often avoids the clusters on the map above.

What is the most common crime in Cheesman Park?

Public order — 273 of 1,511 incidents (18%) reported within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 9 months to September 2026.

How is the Cheesman Park safety index calculated?

SafeRoute weights each incident reported to the Denver Police Department by severity (violence weighs more than shoplifting), sums the last available period within 1 km of the neighborhood center, and normalizes against citywide crime rates onto a 0–100 scale — higher is safer. It describes reported crime only; it is not a guarantee of safety. The scale is calibrated within Denver, so scores compare neighborhoods to each other and cannot be read against another city's.